{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-26b-5-321","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 26B-5-321","heading":"Abduction of patient -- Penalty.","body":"Any person who abducts a patient who is in the custody of a local mental health authority, or induces any patient to elope or escape from that custody, or attempts to do so, or aids or assists therein, is guilty of a class B misdemeanor, in addition to liability for damages, or subject to other criminal charges.","path":["Title 26B Utah Health and Human Services Code","Chapter 26B-5 Health Care - Substance Use and Mental Health","Part 26B-5-3 Utah State Hospital and Other Mental Health Facilities"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title26B/Chapter5/26B-5-S321.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"592c68d08ea2853c2354ee4edf00948be5e9a03126703d41d7f81e2c21583a1f","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-26b-5-320","next":"us-ut/utah-code-26b-5-322"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}